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Best Case/Worst Case: A Multisite Randomized Trial of Scenario Planning for Patients With Late‐Stage Kidney Disease

Key takeaways

Best Case/Worst Case is a talking tool that helps a doctor walk a patient through what could happen at best, at worst, and most likely, before they choose a treatment. This trial ran at several hospitals and randomly assigned people with late stage kidney disease to the tool or to usual care. The listing we received did not give how many people took part or how long they were followed. Without those numbers, the size of any benefit cannot be judged from this alone.

Who did this work

Lily Stalter (University of Wisconsin–Madison) · Bret M. Hanlon (University of Michigan) · Kyle J. Bushaw (University of Wisconsin–Madison) · Jenna Nitkowski (University of Wisconsin–Madison) · Anne Buffington (University of Wisconsin–Madison) · Katharine L. Cheung (University of Vermont) · Amy Zelenski (University of Wisconsin–Madison) · Kristine Kwekkeboom (University of Wisconsin–Madison) · Amar D. Bansal (UPMC Health System) · Deidra Candice Crews (Johns Hopkins University) · Holly M. Koncicki (Mount Sinai Health System) · Daniel Lam (University of Washington)

Source

Paper · OpenAlex, Kidney disease concept sweep (verified C2778653478) · 2026-09-05
https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.70695